Re: [exim] Defer as a spam filter

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Jethro R Binks wrote:

> I keep thinking we should have a "no mail checking day", when I turn
> off all DNSBLs, syntax checking, spam scoring, etc, and just let it
> all flow through. And let them see how much we're protecting them
> from

We had a couple of users who opted-out of spam filtering. One of
them has left now; I've never heard the other one explaining to his
friends just what he finds in his inbox, unfortunately.

In theory these two would have got everything /except/ what triggered
the virus scanner. However, due to the way the selective defer
mechanism works (details in the posting which is cited in the FAQ),
there will be some pump-and-dump spammers who will get deferred and
won't retry.

I love the idea of an April 1st spam fun-day, though.

cheers